The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1887-01-13

about u.s." said. as we went up stairs.
''There's nothing to be afraid Of"
said Kate. II should not be frightened
II they stayed away all night"
With much laughter we got our big
bottle of complexion varnish," as Kate
called it. Taking piece of rag, we
gave to our faces a thick coating, which
resembled nothing else had ever seen
before or have seen since.
II suppose we shall have to sit up to
let it dry in," said, as contemplated
myself in the gas. ut won't do for
us to ruin the pillow-cases.
"I'm too tired to sit up" said Kate.
"Why can't we make cloth masksp
Where's that old pique spread you were
cutting up yesterday"
Iproduced it from the lower shelf OF
the washstand, and the masks were
soon made. They were simply long
pieces of white cloth reaching from the
tops of our foreheads to the collars of
our night-dresses, with small holes for
the eyes and nostrils. We attached
strings to them, and tied them on.
"We look like veritable spooks,"
said Kate, just before she blew out the
light and jumped into bed.
We both soon fell asleep. 1t must
have been near midnight when I was
awakened by a noise in the dining
room, which was directly below the
one we occupied. 1t sounded as if some
one was moving about stcalthily-or
some thing, rather, for decided at
once that it was Tige. I walked Kate
by giving her vigorous punch in the
back.
kate" I said, 1--WE must have shut
old 1ige up in the dining-room. Very
likely he hid in the china closet when
the storm came on, and fell asleep
there. We must go down and let him
out"
Haven't father and mother Gomez"
asked Kate, sleepily.
II guess not" answered, II hav-
emit heard them"
We did not stop to put on our shoes
or light candle, but stole down just
Us we were, and entered the sitting.
room, which communicated with the
dining-room by folding-door. Ad.
vancing to this door, we pushed it open,
expecting to be greeted by Tige's
familiar whine. What was our surprise
and horror to see the back of one man
in the china closet directly opposite us
and burly negro busily engaged by
the light Of lantern, in preparing tt
; take the silver and linen from thu
dining-table, in what seemed to be .
stout canvas bag.
. Paralyzed with fear, we stood in tn,
doorway, not able to speak or stir
scarcely to breathe. The sound mad,
by the opening of the door, however
caused the man at the table to look up
For one instant he gazed at us will
dropped jaw, and eyes almost startin:
from their sockets, then, giving vel
; which might have been heard half
mile off, he let fall the silver he wa
holding, and with one bound was out o
the open window. His companion
startled by his outcry, rushed out of tn
closet in alarm. Pen could not describ
his abject terror, as his eyes fell on US
and his yell as he sprang toward tn
window was even louder than tina
, which had been given by his con,
panion. We could hear the sound q
: their labored breathing as they bot
rushed away in the darkness. For
a moment was at loss to account 70
1 their strange terror; but glance u
a Kate made it clear.
In our long white night-dresses an
white masks we certainly looked lik
E veritable ghosts. Negroes are exceed
. ingly superstitious, and these men, an
1 sure, supposed we were unquiet spirit
r come from the graveyard not far away
to rebuke them for the crime in whic
a they were engaged. We spent the res
t of the night in state Of nervous terror
. which made US heartily glad when a
seven O'Clock we heard the sound q
! wheels, and saw our parents drive up t
{ the door. Owing to the washing ava
4 of bridge, they had been unable {
s get home the previous night, and ha
: accepted the hospitality of farme
near Warrenton, who had provide
. them with supper and bed.
I "And we were in such hurry to fin
], out IL you girls were all right that W
. came of before breakfast" said father
Ibid you miss usP Were you fright
: enede" ...
Then with shuddering and tears "
. told our story, and were alternatel
= kissed and cried over by mother, VIII
: declared that never, never would sh
leave us alone again, even il there wer
fifty deeds to sign.
As to that complexion varnish, +" on
application showed no favorable II
suits. and we never felt like trying
: again.-Florence B.. HalloUel, IN Youth
); Companion.
: Dom Pedro, the elephant, who die
$ of Rheumatism in the Philadelphia Zot
9 logical Gardens the other day, was